feces question

[dianabee]

I've had my tiger salamander for about a month now, and it seems to be doing quite well.
However, I haven't noticed any poops that had to be cleaned.
It's been eating very well, about 5 crickets and between 6-8 worms over the course of a week.
It's in a 12 gallon plastic enclosure, with coco fiber substrate.

What does salamander poop look like exactly?
Do they have any typical pooping locations? i.e. burrows, water dish, etc...
Should I be concerned that I haven't found any poops?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Jan]

Tiger poop looks like a small brown football - for a 12 inch sal it can range up to one inch in length. You will see undigested cricket parts in the poop such as heads and wings...sometimes you may even see cricket eggs. The poop tends to break down fairly quickly, so you may or may not see an intact stool, but you may well see the undigested material.

My tigers tend to poop in their burrows underneath their heavy water dishes. I spot clean this area once a week or so.

I would not be at all concerned with not having found an intact stool as long as the tiger appears healthy and not bloated.

 

[dianabee]

Thanks for your reply!

It looks fine, not bloated, and is behaving normally... I was just cleaning up my frog tank, and started to wonder why I haven't seen anything from my tiger to clean yet.